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S A N ATue, 14 Aug 2018 19:33:21 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8Nasrallah: Hope of Israel to overthrow the Syrian state has failedhttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144817
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:31:19 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144817Beirut, SANA-Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that the hope of Israel to overthrow the Syrian state has failed and the time of imposing its conditions on Syria and Lebanon has ended.

“The Israeli occupation entity is a full partner in the war on Syria. Israeli has provided all support needed for the terrorist organizations in South Syria,” Nasrallah said in a TV speech on the occasion of victory in July war.

He thanked Syria and Iran for their historic support to the Lebanese resistance during its confrontation to the Israeli aggression on Lebanon in 2006.

“Talks during the meeting focused on the return of Syrian refugees to their permanent residence,” A statement by Russian foreign Ministry said.

Russia has called on EU countries to lift the unilateral, coercive economic measures taken against the Syrian people.

Mazen

]]>Defense Minister, UN delegation discuss coordination on redeployment of UNDOF in disengagement zonehttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144811
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:00:53 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144811Damascus, SANA- Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, Defense Minister Major Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayoub discussed on Tuesday with a delegation of UN senior commanders the redeployment of UNDOF forces in the Golan.

The delegation comprises Commander of the UN forces operating in the Golan on the 1974 Disengagement Agreement (UNDOF) Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri, and Major General Kristin Lund Chief of Staff of the (UNTSO)., responsible for the Armistice Agreement and the lines of June 4th, 1967.

Talks during the meeting dealt with the mechanism of coordination between the Syrian government and the leadership of the UN Forces on redeployment the disengagement zone and along the cease-fire line in accordance with the disengagement agreement 1974.

The two sides also discussed the steps which have been agreed upon to re-activate the use of Quneitra crossing point in light of the agreement that guarantees the passage of families in the occupied Syrian Golan to their motherland Syria under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Shaza/Mazen

]]>Zein El-Abidine Palace in Daraa stands witness to Takfiri terrorist crimeshttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144794
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:00:20 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144794Daraa, SANA- Terrorist organizations supported by countries hostile to the Syrians have targeted the historical archaeological sites in Syria since the beginning of the crisis in it.

Zein El-Abidine Palace in Enkhel, which dates back to the end of the second century AD and the beginning of the third century, is another witness added to hundreds of cities and archaeological sites which show the volume of terrorism caused to the human heritage in the land of the civilizations.

The palace is a masterpiece built from the basalt of Horan and is considered to be the most beautiful palace in the Roman world.

Head of Enkhel City Council, Yassin al-Zamel said that the terrorist organizations positioned in Enkhel city attacked the palace, vandalized its archaeological structure and stole many of its contents.

Head of Daraa Antiquities Department said that the department will rehabilitate and restore the palace to enable tourists to visit it again.

Shaza/Manal

]]>Syria beats UAE 1-0 in Group C of Asian Gameshttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144795
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:58:06 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144795Jakarta, SANA-Syria’s Olympic Football Team won 1-0 against his UAE counterpart within the first round of the Group C competitions at the Asian Games in Indonesia.

Player Abdul-Rahman Barakat scored the only goal in the match which was held at the Jalak Harupat Stadium in Indonesian city of Soreang.

Group C includes also teams of China and East Timor.

On Thursday, the Syrian team will meet his Chinese counterpart while the match with East Timor will be held on August 20.

Manar al-Frieh/Manal

]]>Lavrov: The main task in Syria is eliminating al-Nusrahttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144791
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:07:04 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144791Ankara, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that eliminating Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization is the main task now after liberating large areas of Syrian territory from terrorism.

In a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara on Tuesday, Lavrov said the de-escalation agreement in Idleb does not apply to terrorist groups and the Syrian Army has the right to eliminate terrorism in all Syrian territory, stressing that Russia will continue to support the Syrian Army in the fight against terrorists.

He pointed out that the West and especially the US are trying to block the path of Astana to prevent the settlement of the crisis in Syria, pointing out that the imposition of sanctions on the guarantor states (Russia, Iran, and Turkey) may aim to influence the results of the talks in Astana in particular.

Lavrov said that work must be focused on reconstruction in Syria and facilitating the return of Syrian refugees to their home, stressing that the West has to encourage that.

Manar al-Freih / Hazem Sabbagh

]]>Reception ceremony at Pakistani Embassy in Damascus marking the Republic’s Independence Dayhttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144784
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:06:04 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144784Damascus, SANA – The Pakistani Embassy in Damascus held a reception ceremony on the occasion of Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s independence day at the Embassy’s HQ in Mazzeh.

In a speech during the event, the Pakistani Ambassador Rashid Kamal affirmed that Syria and Pakistan are alike in their struggle against colonialism and their fight against the enemies of freedom and independence.

The Ambassador noted the strong bilateral relations between Syria and Pakistan, especially in light of the difficult circumstances that Syria has been facing during the years of crisis, hailing the victories of the Syrian Arab Army in combating terrorism.

He asserted his country’s participation in the activities of the upcoming Damascus International Fair edition, which aims at promoting and developing the Pakistani-Syrian economic and trade relations.

Manar al-Freih / Hazem Sabbagh

]]>Army establishes control over Oum Mardakh area, closing in on Daesh remnants in Sweida deserthttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144781
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:19:27 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144781Sweida, SANA – Syrian Arab Army units continue to close in on the remnants of Daesh (ISIS) terrorists in the badiya (desert) of Sweida province, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons and equipment.

SANA’s war correspondent in Sweida said on Tuesday that army units, in cooperation with supporting forces, are closing in on terrorists in al-Safa hills area after establishing control over Oum Mardakh area northwest of the hills, targeting the terrorists’ fortified positions and movements and preventing any attempt to break through the perimeter established around them.

The correspondent said that an army unit destroyed two 4WD pickup trucks equipped with heavy machineguns used by terrorists southwest of the hills.

Another unit clashed with a group of Daesh terrorists that attempted to break through and attack military positions south of the hills near al-Rahba village, resulting in foiling the attack, leaving 5 terrorists dead, apprehending a terrorist, and destroying their weapons and ammo, while the remaining terrorists fled through the rough terrain towards their hideouts in the hills.

Hazem Sabbagh

]]>Lavrov: Main task now is to eliminate Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization after liberating wide areas of the Syrian territories from terrorism.https://sana.sy/en/?p=144779
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:11:59 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144779Lavrov: Main task now is to eliminate Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization after liberating wide areas of the Syrian territories from terrorism.
]]>Lavrov: Western states, particularly the US, are trying to hinder track of Astana process to prevent settlement of the crisis in Syriahttps://sana.sy/en/?p=144777
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:09:32 +0000https://sana.sy/en/?p=144777Lavrov: Western states, particularly the US, are trying to hinder track of Astana process to prevent settlement of the crisis in Syria
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